(USA) Maintenance Manager (Grocery) Maintenance Operations

Walmart • Belvidere, IL

10d • $104,000 - $156,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Join a dynamic maintenance operations team that drives efficiency, safety, and innovation across our facilities. We’re committed to delivering exceptional performance while fostering growth and development for our associates and leaders. What You’ll Do Communicate effectively with individuals and groups, both verbally and in writing, including customers, suppliers, and associates. Drive and implement business plans for your area of responsibility to achieve facility goals in production, quality, and safety, while introducing operational improvements. Forecast staffing needs and monitor workload and performance results to meet business demands. Manage data driven teams, and aid in developing approaches to eliminate loss and ensure reliable operations of both equipment and facility. Ownership of preventative and predictive maintenance programs to drive downtime and equipment availability. Lead training and upskilling of technicians on new and ever evolving Automation technologies. Lead root cause analysis for equipment failures and developing counter measures. Manage financial aspects by tracking expenses against budget, monitoring asset utilization, and analyzing business reports. Ensure compliance with company logistics, quality, and safety standards by maintaining procedures and supporting documentation. Oversee maintenance operations, including warehouse equipment, pneumatic systems, electrical systems, refrigeration equipment, and building repairs, while ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations (OSHA, NFPA, DOT, etc.). You’ll sweep us off our feet if you… Have strong leadership skills with experience supervising and developing associates and leaders. Ability to work and communicate effectively within a dynamic and fast paced NextGen Automation team. Have an understanding of PLC and Automation controlled systems, and the ability to learn and grow with these systems. Possess excellent problem-solving abilities and can resolve associate, customer, and supplier concerns effectively. Demonstrate financial acumen with experience managing budgets and capital expenditures. Are knowledgeable about maintenance operations and regulatory compliance standards. Thrive in a fast-paced environment and can balance strategic planning with hands-on execution. The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree or equivalent technical certification (e.g., Maintenance, Controls, Electrical) and 1 year of experience in an operations, distribution, logistics, or retail environment with responsibilities including: supervising and developing managers/supervisors, managing workload across multiple departments, participating in hiring and promotions.
• OR at least 3 years of experience in a maintenance or related technical environment with the same leadership and staffing responsibilities listed above.
• Associates will be required to attend and successfully complete all job-required trainings and assessments (for example, Academy trainings, Open Door trainings, etc.).

Nice To Haves

• Facility Maintenance
• Financial Modeling and Analysis
• General Maintenance
• Managing challenging workforce issues
• Material Handling Equipment (MHE)
• Modeling/Forecasting
• Preparing and executing budgets
• Profit and Loss (P&L) Accountability
• Project Management
• Supervising Associates
• Walmart Logistics Manager
• Walmart Logistics Systems Associates: Electrical Science
• Bachelors: Business
• Bachelors: Finance
• Bachelors: Logistics
• Bachelors: Management
• Bachelors: Operations Management

Responsibilities

• Communicate effectively with individuals and groups, both verbally and in writing, including customers, suppliers, and associates.
• Drive and implement business plans for your area of responsibility to achieve facility goals in production, quality, and safety, while introducing operational improvements.
• Forecast staffing needs and monitor workload and performance results to meet business demands.
• Manage data driven teams, and aid in developing approaches to eliminate loss and ensure reliable operations of both equipment and facility.
• Ownership of preventative and predictive maintenance programs to drive downtime and equipment availability.
• Lead training and upskilling of technicians on new and ever evolving Automation technologies.
• Lead root cause analysis for equipment failures and developing counter measures.
• Manage financial aspects by tracking expenses against budget, monitoring asset utilization, and analyzing business reports.
• Ensure compliance with company logistics, quality, and safety standards by maintaining procedures and supporting documentation.
• Oversee maintenance operations, including warehouse equipment, pneumatic systems, electrical systems, refrigeration equipment, and building repairs, while ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations (OSHA, NFPA, DOT, etc.).

Benefits

• At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet.
• Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage.
• Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance.
• Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.
• Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.
• You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
• Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities.
• Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates.
• Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Associate degree